Tie-bar.



PATENTED JAN, 17, 1906.

J. MARBBURGER.

TIB BAR. APPLICATION FILED .TULY l, 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT JULIUS MAREBURGER, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

TIE-BAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 780,433, dated January1'7, 1905. Application filed July 1, 1904. Serial No. 214,977.-

To (J1/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I', ROBERT JULIUS MARE- BURGER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas,have invented new and useful Improvements in TieBars, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in tie-bars forrailways; and its object is to provide a simple and inexpensive deviceof this character which can be readily attached to rails and which vwilleffectually prevent spreading thereof.-

A further object is to provide a device of this character adapted to beused in connection with but removed from the ordinary railwayties.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of a barhaving hooked ends adapted to engage the outer flanges of the` rails ofa track, and secured to these bars are locking-plates for engaging theinnerflanges of the rails, and thereby rigidly fastening .the railstogether and preventing spreading portions and having hooks 2 at itsouter ends adapted to extend over the outer base flanges 3 of rails 4c.'Secured to these bars are lock-A ing-plates 5, having side anges 6,adapted to overlap the edges of the bar l, and a tongue 7 is formed atone end of the plate and serves to overlap the inner flange 8 of one ofthe rails 4, thereby holding said rail securely in position upon thetie-bar. The locking-plates -5 are adapted to be secured to the tie-barby means of bolts9 or other suitable fastening devices arranged withinapertures l0, formed in the tie-bar and the locking-plates.

It will be seen that this invention is very simple and inexpensive inconstruction and can be readily secured to the rails and after onceplaced in position thereon will eEectually prevent them from spreading.The tie-bars are used in connection with but removed from the ordinaryTrailway ties 10a. As is well known, the insertion of spikes into awooden railway-tie often results in the splitting of the same, and as aresult thereof spreading of the rails often occurs. The use of thetie-bar herein described, however, prevents this displacement of therails, and therefore the danger of accidents from this cause isminimized.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of myinvention; butI do not desire to limit myself thereto, as I am awarethat modications maybe made there# in without departing from the spiritor sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and I therefore reservethe right to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within thescope of my invention.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination with a tie-bar having integral hooks at the ends thereoffor engaging the outer base-flanges of rails; of lockingplates upon thetie-bar, flange engaging tongues integral therewith and inclined towardthe hooked ends of the tie-bar, a iiange integral with and extendingfrom one end to the other of each side of each locking-plate, saidiianges being adapted to overlap the sides of the tie-bar, and means forsecuring the locking-plates upon the tie-bar.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT JULIUS MAREBURGER.

Witnesses:

A. E. MORSE, B. F. CULLoM.

